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The Holiday Season is Here!
December offers a rich tapestry of cultural celebrations to explore in the classroom: Hanukkah's eight nights of light and tradition, Kwanzaa's seven principles of community and heritage, Christmas customs across cultures, and the astronomical wonder of the winter solstice. These diverse traditions help students develop cultural awareness, practice empathy, and appreciate the many ways people around the world mark this special season and find warmth and light during the year's longest and darkest days.
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Whether you're teaching your students about the Festival of Lights or how to make a dreidel, check out these resources about Hanukkah (December 14–December 22). This collection includes interactives, information, and activities for all grade levels.
Explore Hanukkah traditions »
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The winter solstice (December 21) is the northern hemisphere's shortest day—the day the Sun travels the shortest path through the sky. We're sharing a brand-new collection of resources for your lessons that includes crafts, science activities, and more.
Find activities in this collection »
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This collection includes historical information, research, coding challenges, and some neat ways to incorporate the Christmas holiday into your language arts, social studies, art, and other lessons—plus some fun, educational ways to celebrate!
Find gifts of the season to share with your students »
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Millions celebrate Kwanzaa (December 26–January 1), which culminates with a feast and gift-giving. Explore this collection of Kwanzaa-related resources to learn about the seven principles, crafts, recipes, and other important elements of this holiday.
Share the joy of Kwanzaa »
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This Week at TeachersFirst
We’re excited to invite you to participate in our winter book study! We’re also sharing our Infusing Technology Blog and encourage you to share your thoughts in our weekly poll.
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Learn to help all readers succeed
Engage in gamified learning and join our professional learning community of educators! We’ll read and discuss Michele Haiken's “Personalized Reading” and explore how to differentiate content area reading so that every student in your class can succeed.
Learn more and apply by December 19 »
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Get caught up on our recent posts
Dive into our Infusing Technology Blog and learn about tech tools, read about frameworks, discover timely classroom suggestions, and more in posts written by experienced classroom teachers and tech coaches!
What will you learn? »
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Share your thoughts with our community
This week, our poll asks, " Is the winter solstice part of your school's curriculum?" Share your choice and view the responses of other educators once you click submit.
Reply here »
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